Main materials
The service sector PMI increased to 54.6 points in January 2025
The increase in business activity is attributed to a steady increase in new orders and improved market conditions.
Technologies
Nizhny Novgorod Molecular Genetic Laboratory was the first in the country to receive accreditation in the field of agriculture
For the first time in the country, the Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Examination at the Volga Research Medical University in Nizhny Novgorod has received the accreditation of the GOST ISO/IEC 17025-2019 quality standard.
Society
Popular
A regional internship program for the reserve of senior management personnel has begun in Voronezh
The purpose of the training is to get acquainted with the best practices in the implementa...
Policy
Incidents
A criminal case was opened against fishermen in the Moscow region for fishing for fish and crayfish.
The staff of the interdistrict environmental prosecutor's office checked the fishermen...
Economy
Alibaba added $87 billion in a month thanks to AI breakthroughs
The value of Alibaba's technology company's securities has increased by $87 billio...
Sport
The head of a sports school was detained in Chelyabinsk for bribery
A criminal case was opened against the head of a sports school in Chelyabinsk.
Real estate
Russian Railways is ready to start construction of a high-speed highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Russian Railways said that they are ready to start construction of a high-speed highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
National projects of Russia
In Bashkiria, the head of a rural cooperative will be tried for fraud in the framework of a national project.
In Bashkortostan, the prosecutor's office has approved charges against the head of an agricultural cooperative.
New materials
The new contactless payment service may become available to Alfa-Bank customers
The bank announced its readiness to connect the Wave contactless payment service instead of Apple Pay after determining the technical requirements.
The UK will impose additional duties on Harley-Davidson and Jack Daniel's as a response to the new US customs policy
The United Kingdom intends to return additional tariffs on the import of a number of goods from the United States, in the event of an increase in duties on all imports announced by Donald Trump
The Ministry of Finance has developed a package of measures to protect citizens from fraudsters
The new block of bills took into account the most common cyberbullying schemes and proposed protection measures.
UnionPay cards continue to be issued by only two major Russian banks
Russian users can apply for international UnionPay cards at the Russian Agricultural Bank and the Asia-Pacific Bank.
Russian companies can be provided with preferential loans for the purchase of domestic electronic equipment
Computer manufacturers have applied to the Industrial Development Fund with an initiative to provide loans at 3% per annum for the purchase of their products.
Trump is going to raise customs duties on all goods from China, as well as from neighboring Canada and Mexico
In the United States, trade duties on imports of goods from China and 25% from Canada and Mexico may increase by 10%.
More than 50 people and 30 organizations may be included in the EU sanctions list
As part of the 15th package of EU sanctions, it is planned to freeze the assets of Russian military manufacturers and companies in the oil and gas sector.
The assembly of the main New Year's tree has begun in Voronezh
A 21-meter artificial green beauty is being installed on Lenin Square.
Unknown people in Voronezh are independent and incorrectly cut trees in Nikolai Kostomarov Square
More than seventy seedlings were planted as part of the construction of the Moskovsky Prospekt stand-in a few days ago.
Telegram was fined 7 million rubles again
On November 25, the Tagansky Court of Moscow imposed an administrative fine of 7 million rubles on the messenger.
The company from Ugra will have to return the Mercedes car dealership, bought by a former deputy
The arbitration court considered the purchase of a used car illegal.
On November 25, the Savings Bank again ran out of limits on preferential mortgages
Applications for preferential loans continue to be accepted. Borrowers will be able to complete the transaction after the allocation of new funding limits.
The number of officially unemployed in the Ivanovo region has decreased to a minimum
In total, 992 residents of the region are registered with the employment service.
Chekhov near Moscow is threatened by utility accidents
The State Duma warned about the presence of unresolved violations in the housing and communal services system.
The volume of container traffic in Russia in 2024 increased by 6.4%
In the first 10 months of 2024, import shipments increased by 4% and export shipments by 6%. The total volume amounted to 5,466 million TEU.
